TBM-3 Avenger Torpedo Bomber Pilot's Handbook of Flight Operating Instructions 1945 PV-2 Harpoon evidence of manufacturing year of

evidence of manufacturing year of 1952 for a USAF order

"Aircraft Observers" typically were responsible for operating the bombing and navigational systems

The cover is a thick index card stock which covers 55 pages

Vertical Speed Indicator (Rate of Climb)

The disk speed is the parameter which determined the duration of flight between sighting of the target and automatic release of the aircraft's ordnance

TBM-3 Avenger Torpedo Bomber Pilot's Handbook of Flight Operating Instructions 1945 PV-2 Harpoon evidence of manufacturing year ofThis is an original Pilot's Handbook of Flight Operating Instructions for the US Navy's TBM 3 Avenger Torpedo Bomber, AN 01 190EB 1, dated November 1945. This 85 page manual contains all of the most important information for successful operation of the TBM by the pilot and crew. It is in reasonable condition given its age. One page has a tear but the contents are intact. Measures 8. 5x11" and ~3 8 inches thick.